Katrina Cats

Cats! They’re everywhere herds of them,
hiding in yards, laying beneath parked cars.
You can see the “scared” in their eyes.
They trust no one like Scully and Mulder.



The black cat is the keeper of the X-files,
 urban kitty lore of a time before the storm,
 when they were treated kindly on porches,
invited inside to ferret out tasty little rodents,
 that made women scream.
Black cat said that
“Our Kind was worshiped and adored before the storm,”
something about a black plague sealing the deal.


Black cats are the eternal keepers of kitty knowledge.
Explains all the religious hating and fear through the ages.


Cats of other colors do what they must
to make it through the day,
avoiding dogs or moving car parts.
Search for a meal takes so much energy.
Fresh meat, a thing of the past in this neighborhood,
 when was the last time you saw a mouse?


Black cat said for a time after the storm,
rats and mice n' tasty rodents he couldn’t name
 ran all over the city. The living was easy.


There isn’t a living cat on the street
 from that time of plenty.
Progress took care of that.
Descendants hear the tale in the cool of evening from the black cat, while they wait for the meals that don’t come.

 Tricia